Attempted theft ends in stabbing on North Shore
KAMLOOPS – A male walking in the North Shore was stabbed during an altercation with another male this afternoon.
Kamloops RCMP say a male was walking along Fort Street just before 1 p.m. Thursday, March 26, when another male tried to steal his backpack. The duo got into an altercation and the first one was stabbed.
Cpl. Cheryl Bush says the victim has been transported to hospital with a stab wound but there is no word on his condition.
Police are asking for anyone who may have witnessed the altercation, or has any other information, to contact Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
To contact a reporter for this story, email Jennifer Stahn at jstahn@infonews.ca or call 250-819-3723. To contact an editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.
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Actually, crime is falling in Kamloops.Crime Statistics – Actual Offences. • Fourth Quarter 2014. – Total calls for service – 9,474. – Crimes against the person decreased 28.2%. – Crimes against property decreased 4.4%. – Controlled Drugs and Substance Act violations decreased 23.9%. – Traffic violations decreased 24.6%. – There was an overall 7.9% decrease in actual offences when. compared to the same quarter in 2013. – Criminal Code offences saw an 8% decrease when compared to. the same quarter in 2013.
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